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Mr. Maguire from Dorchester MA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Taking the Hot Air Out of Education

My students need a cool room to study in, not a sauna. The two LG portable air conditioners will help us combat the heat.

  • $750 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our high school is what most places call a "magnet school." Students come from all over the city take a test in order to attend. Our high school is arguably the most racially diverse with about 1/4 of our students being African-American, Asian, Latino, and white.

More than 50% the students are from families below the federal poverty level.

Nonetheless we have a 100% college acceptance rate. Our students work hard, but they need more than what the district provides.

My Project

Our classroom temperature starts in the low 70 and reaches the mid 80 by lunchtime. Our build is nearly 100 years old and made out of brick. It retains heat very, very well.

The first and last two month of the school year can yield terrible teaching/learning conditions.

The heat zaps the energy of the students and reduces their productivity considerably.

My goal is to place one AC unit at each end of the classroom. Not only will the two ACs cool down the room, but coming from you the students will know that the adults do care about their successes.

Mr. Maguire
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LG 10,000 BTU 115V Portable Air Conditioner with Remote Control, White • Amazon Business $299.00 2 $598.00

Materials cost

$598.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$636.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.41

Total project goal

$749.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $749.38

1 Donor

-$749.38

Donations toward project cost

-$636.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.41

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 $0.00

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